Win up to 400,000 Euros with BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

BBVA Foundation is welcoming applicants to apply for the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards for the year 2019. The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards recognize fundamental contributions in a broad array of areas of scientific knowledge, technology, humanities and artistic creation.

Domains

The domains of the: 

1. Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
2. Biology and Biomedicine
3. Information and Communication Technologies
4. Ecology and Conservation Biology
5. Climate Change
6. Economics, Finance and Management
7. Humanities and Social Sciences
8. Music and Opera

Eligibility

• Candidates may be one or more natural persons of any nationality, without limitation of number, that have made independent or convergent contributions to a given advance, whether due to a formal collaboration (with the nominees belonging to one or more groups) or parallel working.
• The awards are also open to scientific or cultural organizations that can be collectively credited with exceptional contributions to scientific knowledge, cultural creation or the fight against climate change.
• Awards may not be granted posthumously.

Awards

• The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards consist of 400,000 euros, a diploma and a commemorative artwork in each of their eight categories. In the event that an award is shared by more than one person, its monetary amount will be divided equally among all recipients.
• All awards, in whatever category, will be subject to the withholding and other taxes prescribed by current legislation, which will be deducted from their total amount.

Application Documents:

• All nominations should be submitted using the dedicated form on the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards website.
• Both nominations and the accompanying documentation must be submitted in English only.
• In the event that various organizations or individuals wish to jointly or coordinately submit a nomination, they should appoint a nomination coordinator who will merge all the materials into a single entry.
• The nominating institution or individual must provide the following information and documentation, as specified at the above web address:
  • Award category for which the candidate is nominated
  • Name of the nominating institution and officer/body, with the corresponding contact data (postal and e-mail address, plus landline and cell phone numbers)
  • Letter of nomination signed by the nominating officer/body
  • Candidate particulars including institutional affiliation and contact data
  • Description of the salient contributions of the candidate and reasoned arguments for the nomination (maximum of three pages, single spaced)
  • Candidate’s curriculum vitae 

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